Summary
A 3-D numerical model is used to evaluate a system that merges a solar chimney with the natural draft dry cooling tower of a geothermal power plant. Compared with a conventional solar chimney of similar size, turbine output rises more than twentyfold, but at the cost of reduced waste-heat rejection, which can be restored by enlarging the heat exchanger area.
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